Shaft taper

j2pac

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Hello Gents,
Would any of you happen to have any basic information, regarding Paul Dayton's shaft taper? Was it close to a Pro, Extended Pro, Modified Extended Pro, or Conical taper?
Thank you all sincerely in advance.
Best regards. :cool:
Joe P.
 
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j2pac said:
Hello Gents,
Would any of you happen to have any basic information, regarding Paul Dayton's shaft taper? Was it close to a Pro, Extended Pro, Modified Extended Pro, or Conical taper?
Thank you all sincerely in advance.
Best regards. :cool:
Joe P.
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Redirected my thoughts on this, out of respect for Paul. :cool: Would just like some general information, or thoughts. If anyone could/would care to compare his taper to anything readily available today, it would be appreciated.
Thank you.
j2
 
cuesblues

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All I remember is I liked the playability of the two I had, and I'm pretty sure they were pro taper.
 
JC

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j2pac said:
Hello Gents,
Would any of you happen to have any basic information, regarding Paul Dayton's shaft taper? Was it close to a Pro, Extended Pro, Modified Extended Pro, or Conical taper?
Thank you all sincerely in advance.
Best regards. :cool:
Joe P.
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I have found all those "names" for tapers seem to mean little. I have a cue that I really liked the taper on the shaft made by Jack Madden.

So when I started making cues I measured it inch by inch and copied it. Not sure what you would call it other than I like it. Oddly many other don't. Thank you Jack. I still love my Madden cue and play with it frequently.

Get a hold of a Dayton and measure it is my advice.

No doubt I'm going to take heat for this honesty.
 
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JC said:
I have found all those "names" for tapers seem to mean little. I have a cue that I really liked the taper on the shaft made by Jack Madden.

So when I started making cues I measured it inch by inch and copied it. Not sure what you would call it other than I like it. Oddly many other don't. Thank you Jack. I still love my Madden cue and play with it frequently.

Get a hold of a Dayton and measure it is my advice.

No doubt I'm going to take heat for this honesty.
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Thank you for your post JC.
I honestly have no intention of copying, or having anyone else copy Paul's taper. It was just a passing thought. I have always heard very good things about the playability of Paul's cues, in particular his shaft taper, so I wondered if anyone had any insight, into just what made his cues/shafts so regarded. IF I were to buy a Dayton, I would play with it. Currently I have a custom that I really enjoy, and another, in progress. :cool:
Best regards.
Joe P
 
JoeyInCali

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j2pac said:
Thank you for your post JC.
I honestly have no intention of copying, or having anyone else copy Paul's taper. It was just a passing thought. I have always heard very good things about the playability of Paul's cues, in particular his shaft taper, so I wondered if anyone had any insight, into just what made his cues/shafts so regarded. IF I were to buy a Dayton, I would play with it. Currently I have a custom that I really enjoy, and another, in progress. :cool:
Best regards.
Joe P
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Shaft taper is only one of the equations in the shafts' playing characteristics .
Some shafts would be whippy or soft with a 1.25mm taper to the middle .
Good shaft woods would be stiff to semi-stiff with that kind of taper .

I have some nice looking shafts here that I will never use. They are straight and white but are just too light and soft .

Imo, conventional kiln is better than vacuum kilned but that's a can of worms .:D
 
Mcues

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The hit on Paul's cues could be considered on the stiff side due to lots of things I rather not get into.

Mario
 
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